CHSJ

Curr Health Sci J, vol. 36, no. 2, 2010

Cytologic Study of Expectoration from Commited Pacients in a Pneumology Department (2001-2007)

[Original paper]

L. POPESCU(1), F. BOGDAN(2), C. POPESCU(1)


(1)Municipality Hospital of Caracal;
(2)Department of Histology University of Medicine and Pharmacy


Abstract:

This study was made in the Municipal Hospital of Caracal’s Pneumology section during the period 2001 – 2007, while the section was running 45 beds, with occupancy of 115%.During this period a number of 4862 patients were investigated from which 3120 had had their expectoration taken for the cytological exam. The cytological exam is advised in case of suspecting of the pleura lung even though no obvious modifications during the previous radiological exam were present. The exam is advised not only for suspicion of the pleura lung but also for determining the diagnosis of the pulmonary affliction and also in evaluation of the evolution of the affliction .It was noticesd an increased number of epithelial cells and cylindrical cells malpighiene, this percentage being higher in the chronic lung diseases, train and in the lung cancer. Red blood cells and eosinophils have been found in very small percentage without being able to determin cause behavior therapy. Cytology performed at cough showed a more frequent hyperplasia than metaplasia, the latter being more frequent in broncho-pulmonary disease-cancer. Obtained microscopy images have examplified our survey data.


Keywords: Malpighian cells, cylindrical epithelium cells, sangvin origin cells, hyperplasia, metaplasia, dysplasia



Corresponding: Liliana Popescu MD, PhD student, Municipality Hospital of Caracal, Romania


DOI 10.12865/CHSJ.36.02.09 - Download PDF
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